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Can Labour get Britain's trains back on track?

Can Labour get Britain's trains back on track?

FromThe New Statesman Podcast


Can Labour get Britain's trains back on track?

FromThe New Statesman Podcast

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Apr 25, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Train travel in the UK has become an increasingly painful experience in the past few years. Prices continue to rise at an astonishing rate, meanwhile delays, cancellations and strikes have become the norm. Many have simply given up on this mode of transport.Last night, Labour announced their plan to get Britain’s railways back on track. But what does this mean? And could bringing trains back into public ownership really fix the dire state of rail travel in the UK?Hannah Barnes, associate editor, is joined in the studio by George Eaton, senior editor, and Freddie Hayward, political correspondent. Read: Louise Haigh: Labour manifesto will pledge rail renationalisation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Apr 25, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Twice a week the New Statesman politics team - Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea - discuss the latest in UK politics. From Boris Johnson's latest battle with backbenchers to the machinery behind the Labour Party's opposition attack lines, this is the debrief you need to understand what's really happening in Westminster and beyond.New episodes Tuesday and Friday. Send your questions at youaskus.co.uk.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.